Fifty-year-old classical music company BIS Records has been bought by Apple Music, expanding the availability of its catalog and continuing to search for new talent. Apple Music Classical was borne of Apple acquiring streaming service Primephonic in 2021 ...

To many ears, no phrase screams “elitism” like “wine appreciation.” Unless it’s “classical music.” Violinist Sasha Callahan understands those stereotypes. The Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival she co-directs is dedicated to pairing ...

Apple Music already has a giant classical catalog, so why did Apple buy Primephonic and promise a separate app? This piece by my colleague Ben Lovejoy written two years before Apple bought Primephonic explains the challenge Apple wants to solve for ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, a term that’s routinely applied to radically ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Standouts included the soprano Lise Davidsen and the Berlin Philharmonic, a new opera by Missy Mazzoli and bits of old ones by Schubert. By Zachary Woolfe and Joshua Barone ZACHARY WOOLFE The joy of a music ...

Pianist Sarah Cahill will perform songs by selected 20th and 21st-century composers during Old First Concerts at the historic Old First Presbyterian Church in San Francisco on Sunday. Cahill will perform compositions by Amy Beach, Ruth Crawford, Ann ...